Lola and Noni play "Mug the Setter"

There were loads of smells and piles of leaves to romp in…

Truffle hounds

But eventually it was time to go back and Noni went home for her tea.

Just as well, I was exhausted

Cream Cracker

Mum & Dad decided that we all needed a day out to cheer us up, so we went to the beach… it was AMAZING.

I had a lovely time and everybody loved me. The weatherman said it would hail, but the sun was out and it was a lovely sunny day. Just like ‘Spring’, Mum said, whatever that is…

But - 2 days later we had this stuff called ‘Snow’ falling out of the sky, all over the garden. It’s great - you put your nose in it and run, and it sticks all over your whiskers.

Life is SO exiting…

Dolly and Tizzy are great - especially Tizzy. Mum says she’s having a false pregnancy and she thinks I’m her baby. Barney, the 21 year old x Burmese is her other baby.

She washes us both and I even managed to get some milk out of her, but Mum said No I shouldn’t, and I haven’t since.

We charge around and play and Dolly joins in too, but I have to be careful I don’t get knocked about too much, although I’m getting bigger every day.
Tizzy says my teeth are getting bigger too - but she still lets me do whatever I want… pull her ears, chew her nose, nibble her paws…. anything!

Mum says she’s too soft with me…. but I don’t think so!

My new mum & dad came and picked me up, they put me in a thing called a car to take me to my new home. It was a bit strange but my new mum (Pam) said I was really good. My two new sisters were in the car, but I couldn’t meet them properly because I had to sit on mums knee.

When we got into the house I met Dolly and Tizzy my two new sisters - they’re English Setters by the way or as mum calls them her beautiful girls… They ran around and jumped up on the couch when I tried to play with them.

Then it was time to meet ‘the cats’- they’re called Maine Coons and they are much bigger than me.

They’re scaredy things though, and ran away when I tried to say Hello. They’ve got lovely long bushy tails to pull - as soon as I can get close enough ! I had some food; I was really hungry after all that excitement and then mum said it was very late and I had to go to bed and get some sleep. She had bought me a new bed and it ’s got a cuddly dog in there with a warm belly to cuddle into.

I soon fell asleep but I woke up and it was dark and my mum and brothers and sisters weren’t there - I was frightened and lonely and I cried and barked but nobody came… and then I fell back to sleep again. When I woke up, my new mum was there with my breakfast.

Saturday 22/11/08.

I met some of mums grandchildren this morning, Megan (9yrs) Tilly (3yrs) & Rosie (2yrs) they were good fun, I could jump up and pull their hair and bite them and chase them around,

Dolly and Tizzy aren’t running away from me any more either so when I get tired I can go and cuddle them and go to sleep -

Mum says I’m amazing and she’s in love - whatever that means.

Sunday 23/11/08.

When mum put me to bed last night I went asleep straight away and I didn’t cry at all, I wasn’t frightened any more because I knew Dolly and Tizzy were with me.

Click here to see a bigger version and one of Mum with my sister (they were tempted, but fortunately she was already sold…) ….and be prepared to go Ooooh and Ahhhh!

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It took Mum and Dad a while to decide on a name. Contenders included: Ciesca (from La Ciesca, a character in Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi (Skee-Key)), Lola (’cause, apparently, I might just be a show girl) , Tosca (though I was slightly disturbed by the fact that she ended up jumping off the top of a castle) and Pheobe (yeah, we know it’s not Italian, OK?)
Mum eventually took an executive decision and plumped for Lola.

Personally, I’m not worried. What’s in a name? I’ll still be cute….